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Victims bankrupt Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox have until May 29 claim

Apr

24

2015

ustomers of the bankrupt last year Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox can claim lost funds. Submitting claims can to 29 May 2015. This can be done with the site Mt. Gox itself and through the California Bitcoin exchange Kraken.

Claims can be submitted through the special claims-site of Mt. Gox or via Kraken. This is evident from documents since Wednesday at the site of Mt. Gox stand. That there are two possibilities to submit a claim, because the curator Nobuaki Kobayashi by the exchange Kraken is helped in the investigation of the missing bitcoins and set up a system to handle claims.

Through the site of Mt. Gox claims can probably not be paid in bitcoins, at Kraken might. Japanese law requires that claims are paid in yen, but more on that one is busy. According to the detailed FAQ about filing claims, both systems have the same functionality. but people who are their any claims through Kraken paid out may possible ‘enjoy certain advantages, such as cashing in bitcoins. ”

The price at which the converted bitcoins are gone, is not the daily rate but from now on April 23, 2014, when the stock market filed for bankruptcy. That is 483 dollars or yen 50058.12 per bitcoin. Also there is a fee of 6 percent for the time between February 25, 2014 and April 23, between which no funds could be entered from Mt. GOX.